| Erlan Abdyldayev | |
| Office: | Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| President: | Almazbek Atambayev Sooronbay Jeenbekov |
| Term Start: | 6 September 2012 |
| Term End: | 12 October 2018 |
| Predecessor: | Ruslan Kazakbayev |
| Successor: | Chingiz Aidarbekov |
| Birth Date: | 21 June 1966 |
| Birth Place: | Alma-Ata, Soviet Union |
| Children: | 1 |
| Alma Mater: | Moscow State Institute of International Relations |
| Native Name Lang: | ky |
Erlan Abdyldayev (Kirghiz; Kyrgyz: Эрла́н Беке́шович Абдылда́ев) is a Kyrgyz diplomat who served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kyrgyzstan from 2012 to 2018.[1]
Abdyldayev was born on 21 June 1966 in Alma-Ata, the capital of the Kazakh SSR. In 1989 he graduated from the Moscow State Institute of International Relations. He worked in the embassies of Russia, and China from 1989 to 1994. In 2001, he was appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Kyrgyzstan to China, and the non-resident ambassador to Mongolia, Singapore, Thailand. On 6 September 2012 president Almazbek Atambayev appointed him Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kyrgyzstan.[2] He was replaced in October 2018 by the Kyrgyz Ambassador to Japan, Chingiz Aidarbekov.
His father (1933–2013) was a Soviet and Kyrgyz filmmaker. He is Married with one son. He speaks Russian, Chinese, and English as well as his native Kyrgyz.